HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:   Public Education 

TIME & DATE: 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
Tuesday, April 07, 2015 

PLACE:       E2.036 
CHAIR:       Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock 

HB 744        Huberty
Relating to the purchase of certain insurance by public school districts.

HB 1170       Farney                 
Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain laws regarding local governments and political subdivisions.

HB 1171       Farney                 
Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 1706       VanDeaver | et al.     
Relating to reducing paperwork and duplicate reports required of a school district.

HB 1759       Aycock                 
Relating to the public school finance system.

HB 1796       Bohac | et al.         
Relating to public school choice, including school campus information, student transfers, the public education grant program, and the transportation allotment.

HB 1798       Deshotel | et al.      
Relating to local control school districts.

HB 1804       Naishtat               
Relating to notice by campuses and open-enrollment charter schools about events that may significantly impact the education of certain foster children.

HB 1993       Sheffield              
Relating to the authorization of independent school districts to use electronic means to notify parents of a student's academic performance.

HB 2543       Farney | et al.        
Relating to public school teacher performance appraisals, continuing education, professional development, career advancement, and compensation.

HB 2545       Sheffield              
Relating to the eligibility of certain students to participate in a school district's special education program.

SB 149        Seliger | et al.       
Relating to alternative methods for satisfying certain public high school graduation requirements, including the use of individual graduation committees.

Public testimony may be limited to three (3) minutes.

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